| Last Action | recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to employee safety. |
| Bill Documents |
Bill
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| Bill Request Number | 1734 |
| Sponsor | R. Nelson |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 281 to establish safety requirements for railroad employee contract carriers; define "railroad employee contract carrier" as a passenger vehicle that transports 8 or less railroad employees; require contract carrier to maintain a driver qualification file, including physical examination and physical ability of driver, review of driving record, record of traffic violations, application for employment, and driver's license; require disqualification of driver with 2 or more serious traffic violations within a 3 year period; establish a rail carrier driver's maximum hours of service; require prescreening of rail carrier driver for drugs and alcohol and post-accident testing; require inspection, maintenance, and retention of records related to inspection, maintenance, and repair of vehicle; authorize access by Transportation Cabinet to facility and records to determine compliance; require contract carrier to maintain insurance policy of $5 million; establish maximum penalty of $1,000 for violation; provide appeal procedure including a hearing under KRS Chapter 13B; permit a railroad to rely on a rail carrier's certification that it complies with the requirements of the Act without further inquiry. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Insurance - Rail carriers, liability insurance required Labor and Industry - Rail carriers, driver and vehicle safety requirements Motor Carriers - Rail carriers, driver and vehicle safety requirements Occupational Safety and Health - Railroad employees, safety requirements for Railroads - Contract carriers, driver and vehicle safety |
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